Direct Opposing Rook (ダイレクト向かい飛車 ''dairekuto mukai hisha'') is an

Opposing Rook In shogi, Opposing Rook (向かい飛車 ''mukaibisha,'' also Opposite Rook, Second File Rook) is a class of Ranging Rook openings in which the player's rook swings over to the second file if played by White or the eighth file if played by Black ...

(Ranging Rook)

opening Opening may refer to: * Al-Fatiha, "The Opening", the first chapter of the Qur'an * The Opening (album), live album by Mal Waldron * Backgammon opening * Chess opening * A title sequence or opening credits * , a term from contract bridge * , ...

in which the player's bishop diagonal remains open allowing for a bishop trade early in the opening. Although it's classified as an Opposing Rook Ranging Rook strategy, the main characteristic is the readiness to exchange the bishop (i.e., a Ranging Rook with an open Bishop diagonal). In a typical

Bishop Exchange Fourth File Rook In shogi, the Bishop Exchange Fourth File Rook (角交換四間飛車 ''kaku kōkan shikenbisha'') or Open Bishop Diagonal Fourth File Rook (角道オープン四間飛車 ''kaku michi shikenbisha'') is a Fourth File Rook (Ranging Rook) op ...

(when playing White) the rook will move temporarily to the fourth file, and then again to the 2nd. file, with the aim of counterattacking on Black's rook pawn. The reason for the stopover on the 4th file is said to be as a way of preventing the powerful counter-attack that the Static Rook side has by dropping the bishop to 65 (or 45 in the case of White). The Direct Opposing Rook is considered a countermeasure against that B-65 move. However, in the typical

the rook goes from the 8th to the 2nd file (if playing White) with no stopover at the 4th file. The adjective "Direct"comes from the fact that in contrast with

no such stopover is necessary. If Black can take advantage of the resulting gain of one tempo, moving proactively becomes possible.

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勝又清和 is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. Early life Katsumata was born on March 21, 1969, in Zama, Kanagawa. As a junior high school student, Katsumata won the 8th in 1983. Later that same year, he was accepted into the Japan S ...

「勝又教授の最新戦法講義第3回振り飛車クロニクルの巻」　将棋世界 2008年8月号P82 - P95掲載 *佐藤康光『佐藤康光の力戦振り飛車』（日本将棋連盟、2010年） * 先崎学・北尾まどか『先崎学のすぐわかる現代将棋』（日本放送出版協会、2010年）P176 - P185

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* Shogi in English
Ranging Rook: Direct Opposing Rook
{{Shogi openings Shogi openings Ranging Rook openings Opposing Rook openings

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